b'THE ACADEMIC GARB Tassels: BA Applied Computingwhite; BA Business Administrationroyal blue; BA Health Studieswhite; BA Interactive Media Designwhite; BA Interdisciplinary The academic dress worn by scholars in the commencement processionStudieswhite; BS Biologygolden yellow; BS Chemistrygolden yellow; BS originated in the Middle Ages. When European universities were forming inComputer Science & Software Engineeringgolden yellow; BA Educational Studies the 12th and 13th centuries, the scholars usually were clerics as well, and light blue; BS Electrical Engineeringorange; BS Environmental Sciencethey adopted garb similar to that of their monastic orders. Buildings weregolden yellow; BA Mathematical Thinking & Visualizationwhite; BS Mechanical cold and drafty, so hoods and caps for shaved heads, and warm, floor-lengthEngineeringorange; BS Nursingapricot; BS Physicsgolden yellow; Masterscapes were necessities. black; Teacher CertificationblackAs the control of education passed from the churches, the garb was modifiedMasters hoods: Master of Fine Artsbrown; Master of Arts in Policy Studieswhite; in various ways, and there was great diversity in color and style of cap,Master of Business Administrationroyal blue; Master of Business Administration in gown and hood worn at the different institutions. The custom of wearingLeadershiproyal blue and Master of Business Administration in Technologyroyal academic dress was brought to this country and in 1895 a standardizedblue; Master of Science in Accountingroyal blue; Master of Science in Computer code of academic dress was established that is followed by most colleges andScience & Software Engineeringgolden yellow; Master of Science in Electrical universities in the United States. Although some institutions have addedEngineeringorange; Master of Science in Cybersecurity Engineeringgolden more colorful regalia, the black robe, hood and cap are the typical apparel. yellow; Master of Educationlight blue; Master of Nursingapricot; Master of Both cap and gown are symbols. According to legend, the privilege ofScience in Community Health & Social Justicegolden yellowwearing a cap was the initial right of a freed Roman slave. The academicTHE UNIVERSITY MACEcap, therefore, has become a sign of the freedom of scholarship. The Oxford mortarboard, said to have originated in ancient Greece, symbolizes theThe University Mace, carried by Associate Professor Tyson E. Marsh, scholars commitment to a life of building. The gown has become symbolicthe University Marshal, symbolizes the authority of the University and of the democracy of scholarship, intended to cover clothing that couldof the faculty who have certified the graduates for their degrees. Its indicate rank or social stratum. The bachelors gown is plain, with long,presence signifies that these proceedings take place under the official pointed and open sleeves. The masters gown has even longer sleeves, closedsanction of the Regents of the University of Washington.at the bottom with openings midway for the hands. The doctors gown has full-length lapels of velvet and bell-shaped sleeves with three horizontalOriginally, the mace was an emblem of authority and a prerogative of velvet bars. royalty. The University Mace bears the inscription, Presented to the University on the occasion of its Centennial by the University of Washington Alumni Association, 1961. Baccalaureate honors Summa Cum Laude ,Magna Cum LaudeandCumIt is engraved with the images of the University seal and historic University buildings.Laude are awarded for outstanding undergraduate scholarship with a minimum 90 credits earned and the honors grade-point average met. THE PRESIDENTS SEAL Faculty Honorsare granted to graduates who are ranked in the top 10% ofMEDALLIONtheir respective programs with a minimum 70 graded credits, except BachelorPresident Ana Mari Cauce wears the Presidents Seal of Science in Nursing program who must earn a minimum 43 credits. Medallion when presiding over Commencement The colors of honor cords, tassels and hoods reflect the degree of the wearer.ceremonies. The tradition of the seal medallion began The University of Washington Bothell colors are as follows: in 1958, when Dr. Charles E. Odegaard was inaugurated as the Universitys 24th president. On one side of the medallion is the University sealHonor cords: baccalaureate honorsgold;Faculty Honors purple with a facsimile of the four columns from the original territorial University building and the University motto Lux Sit, meaning Let there be light. On the other side 6 University of Washington Bothell are the words, Seal of the President of the University.'